1 Sear the rib roast for 15 minutes at 450Â°F, then turn the oven to 325Â°F for the rest of the cooking time. 2  Every 1/2 hour, baste the cut ends of the roast with the fat accumulated in the roasting pan. Smear the cut ends of the roast with the butter. 2  Place the roast (ribs down or fat side up) in roasting pan. 3  Sear the rib roast for 15 minutes at 450Â°F, then turn the oven to 325Â°F for the rest of the cooking time. 4  Every 1/2 hour, baste the cut ends of the roast with the fat accumulated in the roasting pan.
Definition of freethinker for English Language Learners. : a person who forms his or her own opinions about important subjects (such as religion and politics) instead of accepting what other people say.
-Groupthink, a term coined by social psychologist Irving Janis (1972), occurs when a group makes faulty decisions because group pressures lead to a deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment.